The formation of rift valleys and their zigzag fault patterns
- 1 January 1976
- journal article
- research article
- Published by Cambridge University Press (CUP) in Geological Magazine
- Vol. 113 (6), 561-568
- https://doi.org/10.1017/s0016756800041315
Abstract
The formation of a rift valley and its zigzag fault patterns is simulated by a model experiment. A stress analysis of the model shows how the rift valley and its fault pattern are formed on two oppositely inclined boundaries in the stress field.Keywords
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